Primary Mathematics Reflective Reader

Gill Bottle is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Childhood Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has worked in primary education for over twenty years. She is particularly interested in Early Years and has written about early mathematics for several academic and practitioner journals. Gina Donaldson worked in primary schools for 11 years as class teacher and mathematics co-ordinator and was trained as Leading Mathematics Teacher. She joined the primary mathematics team at Canterbury Christ Church University College in 1999 where she co-ordinates the PGCE mathematics course and teaches on the Year 2 and Year 3 Advanced Studies in Mathematics courses. Andrew Harris is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. After teaching in schools in Derbyshire and Gloucestershire, he moved into higher education and worked as a Senior Lecturer in Primary Mathematics Education at St martin's College, Ambleside. Louise O'Sullivan is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has worked in primary schools in Kent since 1992 and moved into higher education in 2000. Her main interests are in children's written and mental calculation strategies. Margaret Sangster is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has taught across the primary school age-range and was a deputy head and a maths advisory teacher before moving into higher education. Her particular interests are children's understanding of mathematical pattern, the effective teaching of mathematics and the use of generic teaching strategies. Jon Wild is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has worked in the primary education sector for 18 years, initially in London and then in southeast Kent, holding posts as deputy headteacher and headteacher. He is involved in the development of the Education Faculty's eLearning dimension at Canterbury Christ Church University.